If you live near Spokane and are interested in getting started with geocaching, this weekend offers a great chance to get started. On Saturday August 8th Spokane is hosting an activity called the “Spokane History GeoTour Kick Off”. The event is open from 9am to 5pm and begins right downtown at the Northbank Shelter in Riverfront Park. The basic idea is that you will complete a ‘course’ of geocaches that will introduce you to the history and scenic areas of Spokane, and once you complete it you will earn a Geocoin prize. Best of all there will be team members on site until 5pm to assist geocachers and teach anyone interested in learning more about geocaching, so this is a great time to get started. All you need is a basic GPS or even a smart phone that is GPS enabled. More details are found here: http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5NVJ6_spokane-history-geotour-kick-off?guid=fe7027df-408a-453d-aead-fa13897ffe8a If Saturday is too busy you can also go to a free Geocaching 101 class at the Cache Cave in Spokane at 6pm on Friday. This is followed by a meet and greet at 7pm, and all of this is open to the public. So what are you waiting for? Time to get started!